The old version of the bio-processing mod used different catalysts from alien artifacts (or was it just the processing mod?). That mod got obsoleted and was replaced with an entirely different variant. The new variant's only interaction with the refining stuff is that you can use thermal water ...

I have all the latest versions of these mods, and I'm wondering about the distribution of catalysts in recipes. I played a mod pack where the required catalyst differed in high level sorting, when you're going for one specific ore. When I made my own assortment of mods,they all just use mineral ...